# N8879V: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17264238
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1986
- Last registry action: November 2, 2011
- Mode S code: AC3B7D
- Owner when cancelled: [Belknap Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELKNAP%20RONALD%20L)
- Location: [Coarsegold, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Coarsegold)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2176° N, 119.7311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93614, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8879V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879V-2013-09-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA241), May 23, 2013: Cessna 172M (N8879V), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a collision with a tree.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130523009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130523009599A), May 23, 2013: Cessna 172M (N8879V), Sierra County, CA, Substantial damage. During the landing with full flaps the aircraft touched down to the left of runway center line, rolling bounding and skidding approximately 681 feet down the…

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